Taxon name
Scrophularia deserti
Delile
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scrophularia deserti
Delile
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is widespread in the eastern parts of the UAE is and is assessed as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widespread on the slopes and foothills of the Hajar Mountains in the UAE. It is also found, although less common, in the Ru'us al-Jibal where it occurs up to 1,550 m asl (Feulner 2011), and it is present on Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species has been recorded from the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). The native range is Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The perennial herb is found in wadis, on hillsides, and on gravel plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is likely to be a component of livestock grazing.
Publication
Allen, D.J., Westrip, J.R.S., Puttick, A., Harding, K.A., Hilton-Taylor, C. and Ali, H. 2021. UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants. Technical Report. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, Dubai.
